Atlanta Dream vs Portland Fire Prediction & Picks - WNBA
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The Portland Fire (9-13) visit the Atlanta Dream (13-9) for a 2026 WNBA regular season matchup on Saturday, July 11, at Gateway Center Arena.
This will be the second time that the Fire and the Dream are facing each other. In their first matchup on May 29, the Dream came away with a dominant 86-66 victory. Angel Reese led the way for Atlanta, stuffing the stat sheet with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Moreover, the Dream forced the Fire to commit 28 turnovers. That has been the major storyline of Atlanta's season so far. They rank third in the league in defensive rating (104.4).
The Dream also managed to snap their five-game losing streak with an 89-78 win over the Seattle Storm.
Meanwhile, the Fire is coming off an 88-80 loss to the Las Vegas Aces. Portland couldn't put a stop on Las Vegas, allowing their opponents to shoot 50.8% from the field.
It was their fourth loss in the last five games. The Fire have been struggling on both ends of the floor, especially on defense, where they rank second-worst in defensive rating (114.0).
Brionna Jones is listed as doubtful for the Dream, while Sarah Ashlee Barker will sit out for the Fire.
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Atlanta Dream vs Portland Fire Form
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0.615 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
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0.423 | 26 | 11 | 15 |
Atlanta Dream and Portland Fire Latest Matches
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Atlanta Dream against Portland Fire : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
J. Canada
A. Gray
R. Howard
N. Hillmon
C. Leite
N. Puoch
B. Carleton
E. Engstler
Substitutes
I. Nivar
I. Borlase
T. Paopao
A. Nye
S. Walker-Kimbrough
S. Kone
K. Samuelson
H. Winterburn
T. Oblak
S. Williams
F. Buhner
Atlanta Dream - Portland Fire Key Points
- The Dream won their lone game against the Fire this season.
- The Fire have lost four of their last five games.
- The Fire will miss the services of Sarah Ashlee Barker.
- The Dream have the better offensive and defensive rating.
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Our Atlanta Dream vs Portland Fire Prediction
The Dream recently snapped their five-game losing streak, relying on their strong defense once again. They have the third-best defensive rating in the league, something that the Fire will have trouble again.
It was Atlanta that prevailed in their first matchup last May, and that might repeat on Saturday. Our prediction for the Atlanta Dream vs Portland Fire match is: Dream (-13.5) cover the spread.
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